Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
Federal workers were responding with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration’s latest ...
Report Calls Out Worker Exploitation and Child Labor in Bangladesh
Though Bangladesh has increased oversight and auditing in factories to reduce child labor, the study found that for every 15 ...
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Two Books on Climate Change and Beyond
Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis (Little, Brown and Company, 2025) Anthony Galluzzo, Against the Vortex: Zardoz and ...
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The people behind the algorithms: How AI relies on low-wage global labor
While AI is often associated with efficiency and automation, the study underscores that AI production is deeply rooted in ...
Fashion Industry Regulations Don’t Do Enough to Protect Workers or the Planet — Here’s Why
“I think what we’re ultimately trying to do is reduce the impact,” states Maxine Bédat, a lawyer turned founder and director ...
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New investigation uncovers startling exploitation of workers in 'Shein village': 'It violates basic human rights'
The price of each piece of clothing from fast-fashion megabrand Shein might be low — yet new investigations by BBC show that ...
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Labor activists criticize MSC for enabling abuses in fisheries
Global Labor Justice and its partners in the Seafood Working Group have issued an open letter urging the MSC to take responsibility for labor abuses occurring in its certified fisheries ...
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Accidents and Exploitation: The Plight of Bulgarian Migrant Workers in the Netherlands
Lured by the promise of a better life in northern Europe, Bulgarian migrant workers in the Netherlands often face physical ...
Gangs not only ones preying on migrant women, boys
The road from Central America to the U.S. border is paved with dangers for vulnerable migrants often traveling with children.
UK's migrant care workers face widespread exploitation, survey shows
Many foreign workers in Britain's social care sector have paid thousands of pounds in fraudulent fees to get a job, live in ...
Modern slavery and climate change: How extreme weather fuels forced labor and unwanted marriages
Weather-induced disasters that are the result of climate change are increasingly affecting societies. One area that hasn't ...